Investigating the relationship between mindfulness and emotion regulation strategies in married and single students in Tehran

Subject Areas : Adolescent health

Hosein Gholami Basir ¹ , Mehran Rahmati ² , Fatemeh Mohammadi ³ , Farshad Samadi ^{4 *} , Hamid Rostami ⁵

1 - Master of Personality Psychology, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Master of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Islamshahr, Iran.
3 - Master's degree in Educational Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
4 - (corresponding author), PhD in health psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen branch, Roudhen, Iran. [e-mail], tell: 09159837325
5 - Master of Personality Psychology, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-11-19 Accepted : 2021-12-20 Published : 2023-06-24

Keywords: emotion regulation, mindfulness, students,

Abstract :

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Abstract Introduction: Emotions and the way to deal with them play an essential role in students' intimate relationships and contribute to the formation and continuation of these relationships. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness and emotion regulation strategies in married and single students in Tehran. Research method: The current research method was descriptive and correlational. 250 students (166 men and 84 women) were selected by stratified random sampling among the students of Tehran Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Unit. The measurement tools included Bayer et al.'s Five-Dimensional Mindfulness Questionnaire and Gross and John's Emotional Regulation Scale. SPSS-24 software and analysis of variance, Pearson correlation and multivariate regression were used to analyze the data. Findings: The research results showed that there is a significant negative correlation between the suppression component as one of the components of emotional regulation and mindfulness. Also, there was a significant positive correlation between cognitive marketing component and mindfulness. The results of multivariate regression analysis also indicate that emotional regulation strategies are able to predict students' mindfulness. Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that emotional regulation strategies were important psychological elements in predicting mindfulness; also, the suppression of emotions leads to a decrease in marital compatibility in married students.

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